Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 297: Eternal cells

Su Lun looked at the mysterious man in front of him without letting down his guard at all.

Although the two were having a conversation, their murderous intent was quietly hidden.

It took a few breaths for the two of them to start talking, but Su Lun's eyesight became abnormally sharp.

There are crisscrossing waterways in the black market, and the environment is hot and humid, so many mosquitoes breed.

But when this guy appeared, the mosquitoes in the alley fell to the ground strangely. It was as if there was an invisible death barrier that was slowly eroding Su Lun.

The guy said "X serum" not out of a naive desire to reminisce about the past, but because he was using these words to cover up his hidden killer.

Su Lun also guessed that since the other party knew that his body had been transformed by the X serum, his first reaction would definitely be that the Archduke Raphael was chasing him!

So, it’s okay to kill someone...

"It's strange that it's not an alchemical method, nor does it look like a conventional toxin. What kind of method is it?"

Su Lun was a little curious and didn't understand the man's attack method.

There are no signs of condensation techniques, or even any energy fluctuations.

It looks like it controls some kind of deadly microorganism in the air?

This method is really hard to guard against when used for assassination.

So Su Lun didn’t test it and asked directly: “Who are you from Danny Banks?”

When the mysterious man in front of him heard Su Lun's words, he immediately knew that the other party might have guessed his identity.

But why ask his son instead of just breaking his identity?

A moment of confusion.

Su Lun would not give this guy a chance to cause misunderstanding. He directly dropped a bombshell and said directly: "I am Danny's friend. He is not dead yet."

If nothing unexpected happened, he guessed that the guy in front of him must be a direct blood relative of Danny!

There are many ways for human beings to awaken their talents, but blood inheritance is the most common advancement.

Danny is the awakened second-level talent of [D-031-Enhanced Smell]. He once used this trick to get Su Lun to visit him from a distance.

Now that someone is using it, he naturally thinks of it.

Knowing the "X serum" and having the gift of smell, there aren't that many coincidences in this world.

However, Danny said that his parents died in the explosion. Other relatives were all secretly executed by Archduke Raphael after the accident.

Su Lun was curious, how did the man in front of him survive?

"What, Danny's not dead!"

As expected, the mysterious man was greatly shocked by this statement.

Even though the face cannot be seen clearly under the cloak, one can clearly feel his excitement.

He asked in a hoarse voice that was deliberately lowered: "Who are you?"

Su Lun glanced around him out of the corner of his eye and saw that the invisible barrier was no longer approaching, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Just don’t do anything.

He said directly: "I told you, I am his friend. He had a chance to survive an explosion in a laboratory accident before, and then came to the outer city from the sewers"

Danny once told Su Lun a lot about his parents, so if he told Su Lun a few details about his life, he could immediately tell the truth of what he said.

When the mysterious man heard it, he believed it. He seemed to be in a daze, murmuring excitedly and sobbing: "Danny is still alive, he is still alive."

The ecstasy of regaining something lost can indeed make people lose their composure.

Especially as a parent.

Seeing his expression, Su Lun was already sure that the guy in front of him was either Danny's father or his mother!

After counting, the mysterious man asked again: "Where is Danny now? Is he in Old Town? How is he now?"

Su Lun said: "He is safe now and should be in the Luying Imperial Capital. But his condition is not good."

Hearing this, the mysterious man's tone became obviously more urgent. Before Su Lun could finish asking, he quickly interrupted: "What's wrong with him?"

It was not sensitive information. Su Lun said directly: "After the laboratory accident, although he did not die, his life span has come to an end because he was injected with a semi-finished [distortion reversal potion] after his distortion. Not surprisingly, the lifespan may be exhausted in just one or two years."

"Genetic aberration?"

The mysterious man murmured: "That's it."

Su Lun keenly captured that slight emotional fluctuation, as if he was relieved?

It is easy to understand that the chief scientist who can research the "X serum" in Old Lingdon must have the top attainments in the field of biotechnology in the world.

It’s not surprising that this level of distortion can be solved.

But people who have lived in betrayal and conspiracy for a long time will always assume the worst conditions for those who are close to you.

The same is true for this mysterious man.

After he asked these questions, his eyes suddenly returned to indifference. He looked at Su Lun and asked straight to the point: "What do you want from me?"

The man in front of me was following him just now. He obviously had a purpose. He might have been watching him for a long time.

Now that he is said to be his son's friend, his motives have to be suspicious.

"Neuromechanical technology."

Su Lun naturally guessed what the other party was thinking and did not hide his thoughts at all.

In this situation, if he were in the other party's situation, he would be very cautious as well.

It is better to hide everything than to reveal everything.

"Oh?"

Hearing this, the mysterious man was not surprised at all, but instead snorted coldly.

But his attitude suddenly became cold.

He has mastered neuromechanical technology. Even Archduke Raphael may not know about it, but the man in front of him actually said it in one sentence, which is a bit intriguing.

Others may not know the value of this technology, but he knows it very well.

That is something worth countless lives.

If we really want to take it out, the two empires will risk their lives to fight for it.

As soon as this purpose was spoken, all the previous words and motives seemed not so simple.

Su Lun also guessed what he was worried about, and said directly: "I learned through some channels that Banner had been transformed into a full-body mechanical body, and I guessed that there were people around him who mastered neuro-mechanical technology. So, just now When I met Your Excellency, I took the liberty to follow you."

"So that's it"

When the mysterious man heard this, some of his doubts became clear.

It turns out that this is how I was exposed.

But he didn't ask in detail, he just sneered: "Not many people know that Banner is a mechanical body. Let me think about the woman from the umbrella organization?"

Sabine's disguised identity is that of a gangster sister-in-law. It would not be surprising for the person closest to Banner to guess it.

Su Lun did not hide it and nodded: "Yes."

Listening to the information obtained through the umbrella organization, the mysterious man could no longer conceal his indifference, and said with a faint smile: "Haha, you really have an offer that I can't refuse. Tell me, what do you want? Exchange."

In Old Lingdun, he had seen too many dirty political battles. Obviously, he has determined that Su Lun has investigated everything, and then wants to use "Danny" as a condition to blackmail

Su Lun was not surprised that this person misunderstood, shook his head slightly, and said directly: "I said, Danny is my friend. I didn't mean to use this as an exchange. I need neuromechanical technology because of some It’s personal reasons and does not represent any force. Even if the deal fails, Danny is still my friend. This will never change."

After a pause, he added: "Sabina did serve the umbrella organization before, but she is mine now. And I"

After saying this, he did not continue.

He did not tell the identity of his "Mirror Organization", nor did he reveal everything about Danny's current situation.

There are many strange and extraordinary powers in this world. Although he guessed, he was not sure that the person in front of him must be Danny's close relative!

Perhaps it is some kind of special existence that carries the memory of Danny's closest relatives?

It's like the fallen angel soul that once attached to Pestoya's soul.

Because, Su Lun felt something abnormal.

He didn't think it was too strange before, but after sensing it at close range, he found that there was something wrong with this mysterious man's aura. The "aura" around him that killed mosquitoes came from the same source as the aura on his body.

The aura appeared and has now blocked the alley.

Obviously ready for battle.

This mysterious man, regardless of his temperament or means, is not an easy man.

If we keep in contact, it might be self-defeating.

"Forget it, that's it for now. Let's talk about other things after we both have enough trust."

Su Lun said something and had no intention of continuing the conversation, and was ready to leave.

He really wants to get neuromechanical technology, but he doesn’t want to get it right away.

What's more, now that we have a certain connection with this mysterious person, there will be opportunities in the future.

"Not an exchange?"

The mysterious man looked at Su Lun's attitude and fell into deep thought.

It seems that he is hesitating whether to leave the person in front of him.

If he can be captured and threatened with his life, the situation of both parties will be reversed immediately, and more information can be extracted.

But when he looked at Su Lun's calm look, he knew it might not be that easy to deal with

Su Lun didn't intend to stay any longer, so he turned around and left.

The unknown "halo" sealing the alley is indeed troublesome, but if the space is displaced, it won't be a big problem.

He had no intention of conflict with this mysterious man.

And just when he turned to leave, a soft shout suddenly came from behind him: "Wait!"

Su Lun glanced back and said, "???"

"How do I contact you?"

The mysterious man said, fearing to be misunderstood, and added: "What I mean is, I want to make some potions for Danny to repair his genes. I hope you can bring them to him."

He could wait, but Danny's body couldn't wait.

No one knows the impact of genetic aberrations on the human body better than he does.

He also figured out that if the person in front of him was from Archduke Raphael, there would be no need to say so much. Once it is discovered that he is still alive, he will definitely eliminate the root cause and eliminate the possibility of technology leakage.

Is it Emperor Lu Ying, or someone from Mafa?

But no matter what, it is not as important as his own son.

"Yes."

Su Lun was not surprised at all by his words, and even breathed a sigh of relief.

At least it was more certain that this man was concerned about Danny's safety.

If you have humanity, you are not a monster.

But he pondered for a moment and asked instead: "But before that, I have a question to ask you. Who is your Excellency?"

"You should have guessed who I am."

The mysterious man did not hesitate and directly revealed his identity: "I am Danny's father, Pickman Banks."

After a pause, probably to make Su Lun believe what he said, he lifted up the cloak covering his head.

Su Lun listened and thought: It is indeed him.

But looking at the non-human face in front of him, his pupils shrank suddenly.

This is a face that looks like it was made of asphalt, with very distorted facial features. Two huge eyes occupy less than half of the face. If you look closely, you can see compound eyes that look like fly eyes, densely packed like thousands of small eyes. When he opened his mouth, his mouth was filled with dense fangs.

No matter how you look at it, this is a deformed monster or an alien creature.

Rather than a human being.

After a moment of surprise, Su Lun asked calmly: "Danny should be very happy to know that his father is not dead. But I'm sorry, I want to ask how you survived."

Hearing this, the mysterious man sighed slightly.

I also know that I have to explain something in order to gain the other party's trust.

He then said slowly: "Danny should have told you about the laboratory accident. At that time, something happened."

The Bankses were the original leaders of the "Project X" project, but they planned to terminate the project after discovering that the Raphael experiment had caused the death of too many innocent people.

The cause and effect Suellen learned from Danny's mouth was not much different from the version he heard from this person.

But the laboratory accident actually had some twists and turns.

Originally, the Bankses planned to use other methods to slowly destroy "Project X", but they were discovered in advance. The arrest was so extreme that as a last resort, the entire laboratory was hastily detonated.

I originally thought that my family and the laboratory would die together, but something went wrong.

The "Dr. Pickman" in front of me was explaining how he survived. He spoke in great detail.

"The so-called distortion means that the biological body cannot withstand certain foreign factors and mutates. To be more precise, the essence of human body distortion is that some special factors change the original genetic sequence of the human body and acquire the characteristics of foreign genes. Biological characteristics. But in fact, those 'exotic factors' are not all malignant. It is still because the human body is too weak to bear it. This is also the purpose of our research."

"The larger the body size and the higher the level of organisms, the more violent the mutation process they can withstand. But correspondingly, the lower their reproductive capacity. This is the delicate balance point of natural life forms."

""

Su Lun now has solid basic knowledge in the field of biological sciences, and he is not completely confused.

From Pickman’s mouth, I also learned more secrets of the experiment.

It turns out that during the hundreds of years of archeology at Old Rington, hunters discovered many strange ancient objects. Even if it is something that can extend lifespan, it is not just [the heart of a fallen angel]. That's just part of "Plan X."

The mysterious man continued: "I was working on another project at the same time. It was a piece of abyssal biological tissue that was still active. I extracted a very active cell from it, which has super strong The ability to divide and repair. In a way, the number of cell divisions determines the lifespan of an organism. But during my research, I did not find the upper limit of the number of divisions of this cell. Theoretically, this ancient biological tissue is 'Eternal Body'. So, I call it [Eternal Cell]."

"I set up a new experimental project, which is to use a gene from this cell to be added to the human gene chain to extend life. But all experiments ended in failure. In the end, the 'X serum' This is the main direction of research”

"Well, this is a bit much to say. I just want to explain that I am not a monster. I have a complete mind. It just changed my genetic chain, thus affecting the body structure"

After listening to this, Su Lun automatically separated the professional terms in his mind, and then got a simple outline of the story.

After the explosion, Pickman did die.

But the creature in the laboratory dish was also scattered in the explosion, and then coincidentally merged with the corpse. The [eternal cells] repaired his brain and body tissue, and then it became what it is now.

As for the subsequent mechanical modification of Banner, there were some other coincidences

So, "Butcher" Banner seems to be the pirate captain of the Fourth Fleet. In fact, Pickman is the real behind-the-scenes controller.

Su Lun listened to his words and his logical thinking was clear, and he didn't look like a monster or possessed by some will.

However, it doesn't matter whether it is or not.

At least there is no hostility and we can still communicate.

After listening, Su Lun said: "I can help you bring the potion to Danny. After the potion is prepared, you put it in the Fire Dance Tavern. I will pick it up then."

Pickman nodded and said no more: "Okay!"

Su Lun never mentioned the "neuro-mechanical blueprint" again, and the atmosphere inexplicably relaxed a lot.

The two of them disappeared at one end of the alley

Stepping onto the street again, Su Lun's expression looked very relaxed.

He recalled the previous conversation, thought of something, and sighed: "The ability to kill mosquitoes is really the ability to control microorganisms. Tsk, tsk, this thing is weirder than toxins. What's more, according to him, It is a bit exaggerated to say that even the injuries to the body that were smashed can be repaired by [Eternal Cells]. His combat power is really hard to say."

Now it seems that "Pickman" is probably Danny's father.

Furthermore, since I had the option to die together but still had to terminate the experiment, my character should be good, and the risk of subsequent exposure will be very low.

Su Lun was just worried about whether his [eternal cells] would have an impact on his sanity in the future.

However, that kind of top biological scientist should know the situation himself, so there is no need for a layman like him to worry too much.

In the future, when there is mutual trust, it is expected that the "neuro-mechanical drawings" will be obtained. Suellen's own plans for an army of mechanical puppets will also take a big step forward.

Moreover, it is not just a drawing.

That Dr. Pickman is a top scientist in the fields of neuromechanics and biotechnology.

There is still plenty of room for cooperation in the future.

Unconsciously, Su Lun walked into a brightly lit alley.

This is a food street, and the whole street is brightly illuminated by orange lanterns overhead. The shops on the street are illuminated with dazzling neon signs. The display window displays a mountain of food, including large red meat sausages, fish **** flipping in the boiling soup, golden and oily roasted suckling pig on the grill, lively octopus on the teppanyaki, fragrant smoked turkey, Fresh and plump deep sea fish sashimi

The diners sat on the high table and feasted.

The beautiful aroma of food in the air wafted into his nose, and Su Lun felt his stomach growl. As soon as he stretched out his hand, Magic changed his clothes into the previous pirate costume, and strode over.

The food in Pirate City is extremely rich, and believers of gods of various faiths live here. Their food also has the characteristics of various civilizations, and there are thousands of different kinds of snacks. It's a delicious treat that you can't get anywhere else.

Compared to those exquisite restaurant foods, Su Lun prefers these delicious street snacks that can make the human body feel extremely full.

He walked all the way, trying new things and eating a lot of delicious food.

Experiencing delicious food is also the meaning of travel.

Appetite is also one of the most instinctive desires of human beings. There are many big pirates that can be seen in these roadside stalls.

The great pirate "Iron Sister" Susie Meyer has a bounty of 146 million liso, the aristocratic trafficker "Poison Buddha" Kebbi Price has a bounty of 255 million liso, and the defected navy has a bounty of 89 million liso. Lieutenant Colonel "Black Dragon" Nolan da Silva

Su Lun has a very good memory. Looking at the faces he saw on the bounty notices, it was like seeing bounties running around.

These characters who can only hide their heads and tails elsewhere can walk freely on the streets here.

Su Lun ate it all the way, which was considered a loss of face in the city.

He knew that under this calm situation, there were informants from various intelligence agencies.

The most indispensable thing among pirates is intelligence dealers

It was still early and Su Lun planned to go to the geisha house for a walk.

Regular geisha houses are not custom shops, and geishas do not sell their bodies.

The country of Mountain Hidden is very poor and feudal.

These geishas are "labor exporters" sent out by the government to earn money.

Geisha are not **** girls, nor do they provide amorous services, but they are truly talented women who have outstanding attainments in etiquette, tea ceremony, martial arts, speaking skills, poetry, and music.

I started learning art at a few years old, and officially entered the sea when I was sixteen. Geishas are also proficient in the art of conversation. Legend has it that they have the most complete information on pirate ships and are also proficient in the art of conversation. They know how to cater to men's self-esteem, are good at observing words and emotions, and understand the emotions of their guests. It allows guests to enjoy a very satisfying spiritual enjoyment. It can be said that the geisha shows the most beautiful posture of the girl in front of the guests.

Although it is expensive, it is really worth it in a sense.

The tens of thousands of dollars given to Su Lun by the pirate group can probably treat an ordinary geisha to drink tea and listen to a few songs.

Don't even think about being an oiran. Without millions, there is no chance of meeting her.

Although pirates are usually sloppy, they are never stingy when it comes to having fun. It is very common to see big pirates who spend a lot of money in Pirate City.

Su Lun was walking, and after stepping onto a wooden bridge, he suddenly smelled the faint fragrance of cherry blossoms in the air. Looking up again, I saw a gold-lacquered wooden plaque with the name "Nagano House" hanging among the cherry blossom trees in full bloom.

In his impression, this was one of the most famous regular geisha houses on the pirate ship.

I don’t know how these guys transplanted the cherry blossom trees here, but they created the feeling of deep winding paths in this narrow building complex.

I have to say, this card makes people feel very comfortable.

Su Lun walked over, intending to have a look.

I didn’t expect that I would actually meet Qian Jiao here.